Somehow we failed to notice that Mayor Daley was there on Monday during Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the former Republic Windows factory (which Serious Materials since reopened). Watch his remarks:

This is a great occasion to drop down the memory hole and refresh everyone's memory on a few things.  First, Daley didn't say a word when the Republic Windows workers began their sit-in last December, only chiming in six days later when a deal had been reached to pay the fired laborers the severance and back-pay they were owed.  Second, it was Daley who created the tax increment financing (TIF) district that funneled $10 million in taxpayer dollars to Republic between 1996 and 2000, only to see the company's owners take advantage of the loosely-termed agreement and move their business to Iowa. 

The company's attempt to skip town -- and short-change its workers in the process -- perfectly illuminated the lack of accountability when it comes to the mayor's "private piggy bank."

Just saying ...